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Maria de Medeiros

Maria de Medeiros

Actor, also director and writer · Born August 19, 1965 (61) · Lisbon, Portugal

Maria de Medeiros Esteves Vitorino de Almeida (born August 19, 1965), better known as Maria de Medeiros, is a Portuguese actress, director, and singer who has been involved in both European and American film productions.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 19, 1965 (61)
From
Lisbon, Portugal
Works as
Actor, also director and writer
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 115 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 16% in 30 days

What are Maria de Medeiros' films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Ideas.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
22%
Ideas
19%
Bonds
14%
Society
14%
Morality
11%
Power
10%
Survival
10%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 16 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 8

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 10 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 10

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 13 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 14 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 14
Hero
3 of 14
Herald
3 of 14
Trickster
2 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
11
Warm
8
Contemplative
10
Absurd
7
Other
24

How their films linger

Thought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous11

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Maria de Medeiros' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Maria de Medeiros' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

115 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ce qui nous mène à toi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Me Sometimes Always (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Cinta

  • No One Will Know(2025)

    as Picon-Lafayette

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Ange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Georgina

  • Reflection in a Dead Diamond(2025)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Portuguese House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Amalia

  • Smoke Signals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Lucia Monteiro

  • Giorni felici (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Serena

  • Easter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Les parents terribles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Léonie

  • Our Children(2019)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Hidden Truths 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 51 episodes · as Blanche Labelle

  • In the Country of Last Things(2020)

    as Victoria

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Moral Order (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Maria Adelaide

  • Onyx: Kings of the Grail(2018)

    as Margarita Torres

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Two Fridas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Judith Ferreto

  • Black Is Beltza(2018)

    as Amira (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Francisca

  • The Broken Key(2017)

    as Althea

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Killer(2017)

    as Madame Blanchard

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Venerable W.(2017)

    as Little Buddhist Voice

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • 100 Meters(2016)

    as Noelia

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Son of Joseph(2016)

    as Violette Tréfouille

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Pacifique (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • The Forbidden Room(2015)

    as Blind Mother / Clotilde

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Show Me Lisbon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Women Directors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Elvira Notari

  • The Masters of Suspense(2014)

    as Maria / Scarlet

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Pasolini(2014)

    as Laura Betti

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Meetings with a Young Poet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Carole Thomas

  • I'm Not Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Eléonore

  • Invisible World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer

  • The Gang of the Jotas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Maria

  • Repare Bem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer

  • Chicken with Plums(2011)

    as Faringuisse

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Holidays by the Sea(2011)

    as Madame Collier

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Journey to Portugal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Maria

  • Hitler in Hollywood(2010)

    as Maria de Medeiros

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Medea Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as L'amie de Médée

  • David's Birthday(2009)

    as Francesca

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Story of Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Margherit

  • Mes stars et moi(2008)

    as Adeline

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Fallen Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Cécile

  • Midsummer Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Livia

  • Je t'aime... moi non plus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • On The Ropes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Teresa

  • Shelter Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Anna

  • Call Me Elisabeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Mado

  • Venus & Apollo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 8 episodes · as Suzy

  • The Remains of Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Eleonora Fonseca Pimentel

  • Marlene de Sousa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Welcome to São Paulo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • A Trip to the Orphanage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • The Lady of Lapa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • The Saddest Music in the World(2003)

    as Narcissa

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Moi César, 10 ans 1/2, 1m39(2003)

    as Chantal Petit

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • My Life Without Me(2003)

    as Hairdresser

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • O Xangô de Baker Street(2001)

    as Sarah Bernhardt

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Stranded(2001)

    as Jenny Johnsen

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Porto of My Childhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Miss Diablo

  • Cuéntame cómo pasó (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Carmen

  • Water and Salt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Vera

  • Man of the Crowds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Dr. Giordano

  • Honolulu Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Margherita

  • Marafona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Maria Viola da Silva

  • The Art of Amália (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Second life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Laurie

  • April Captains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer · as Antónia

  • Les infortunes de la beauté(1999)

    as Céline

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Babel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Alice

  • El sudor de los ruiseñores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Goyita

  • Le comédien(1997)

    as Antoinette Vervier

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tempest in a Teapot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Vita

  • Land of Storms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Lena

  • The Thousand Wonders of the Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Président Blandine Brucker

  • Airbag(1997)

    as Fátima do Espíritu Santo

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Limited Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Nancy Pickford

  • Saint-Exupéry: La dernière mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Consuelo

  • Des nouvelles du bon Dieu(1996)

    as Karenine

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Le Polygraphe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Claude

  • Adam and Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Catarina Meneses

  • Paraíso Perdido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Cristina Pratas

  • Two Brothers, My Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Maria

  • The Detective and Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Maria

  • Pulp Fiction(1994)

    as Fabienne

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Poorly Extinguished Fires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Tweedy Bird

  • Jenseits der Brandung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Therese

  • Golden Balls(1993)

    as Marta (La mujer, 45 kilos)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • L'homme de ma vie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Aimee

  • Alcibíades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Retrato de Família (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Ofelia

  • The Divine Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Sónia

  • Meeting Venus(1991)

    as Yvonne

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Alex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Bárbara

  • Henry & June(1990)

    as Anais Nin

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • 1871 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Maria

  • Where the Sun Beats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Laura (voice)

  • Easy in Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Cecile

  • The Secret Files of Inspector Lavardin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlotte

  • La Lectrice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as l'infirmière muette

  • Elvire Jouvet 40 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Claudia

  • The Jester(1987)

    as Dulce (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Zigzags (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Claire

  • Sorceress(1987)

    as Agnès

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Vertiges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Blanche

  • I'm Hungry, I'm Cold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Paris Seen By... 20 Years After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as La première fugueuse (segment 1)

  • Silvestre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Sílvia / Silvestre

  • A Estrangeira (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Ana as a Child

  • A Morte do Príncipe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Actor

  • A Solidez da Água (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • An Odd Enchantment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Madame P.

  • Coffeehouse Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · as Singer

  • Résilience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Vindima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 114 titles, 107 of them dated from 1982 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Pulp Fiction (1994)

$214M worldwide

Highest rated

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19822026

Peak 2025 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting109 of 114: 106 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdDirecting8 of 114: 2 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting4 of 114: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleEditing1 of 114: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

114 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s13 · acting1990s28 · acting2000s29 · 27 acting · 3 crew2010s24 · 22 acting · 2 crew2020s13 · 12 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 24 roles
889808

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Maria de Medeiros' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 34; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 34 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Onyx: Kings of the Grail (2018)

95th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Maria de Medeiros' work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 82 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles43–80 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Maria de Medeiros work with?

People who share at least 2 of Maria de Medeiros' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ricardo Pereira shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers